Thankfully for the Tories, Theresa May did not have the same reaction when ITV political editor Robert Peston asked about the scandal.

The prime minister said: "First of all on the Electoral Commission report, we have complied fully with the Electoral Commission throughout their investigations. They have imposed a fine on the Conservative Party and the Conservative Party will be meeting that fine, will be paying that fine.

"In fact there were some issues that the party itself raised with the Electoral Commission through their investigations."